Weill v. Weill

10 N.Y.S. 627, 18 N.Y. Civ. Proc. R. 241, 1890 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 891

• Court: New York Supreme Court
• Decided: April 12, 1890
• Status: Published

Opinion

Andrews, J.

The husband and wife both swear that the alimony has been paid, and, besides, I am not referred to any case in which it has been held that an attorney has a lien upon the alimony awarded to the wife by a final judgment rendered in her favor, in an action for a separation. The costs cannot be collected by a proceeding to punish for contempt. Jacquin v. Jacquin, 36 . Apparently, all that the court can do is to permit the attorney to issue an execution to collect the costs, and an order giving such permission, with $10 costs of this motion, may be entered.